A tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary to generate electricity, according to a report. The Severn Estuary Commission rejected proposals for a large barrage spanning the Severn. Instead ...

Setting up tidal barrages uses large amounts of concrete ... Also, the cost of engineering and constructing machines to work on the seabed are high at the start of the project.

The Severn Estuary Commission said it could be the last opportunity to finalise realise the potential to generate clean energy from one of the world's highest tidal ranges ...

Rather than a tidal barrage, for which there have been numerous ... Improving cross-border working and planning to ensure any new development can be strategically delivered to ensure best outcomes ...

Previous official reports said a barrage across the estuary ... UK and make the country a global hub for tidal range energy. Improved cross-border working and planning is needed to ensure any ...

"Development of a tidal lagoon therefore offers a positive alternative to a barrage." Commission chair Andrew Garrad said if work began now a lagoon could be up and running within 10 years.

Rather than a tidal barrage, for which there have been numerous proposals ... and making the UK a global hub for tidal range energy: Improving cross-border working and planning to ensure any new ...

There have been several proposals to build a barrage across the Severn ... energy as one of the highest tidal ranges in the world. "I welcome the work of the Severn Estuary Commission and I ...

Environmental groups oppose building a barrage in the estuary – a highly-protected ... a source of immense potential energy as one of the highest tidal ranges in the world. "I welcome the work of the ...